I transcoded a video today using FFMPEG--took around 3 hours for a 2-hour video and the quality was just awful. So I tried again using transcode and DivX, same properties. I guess I should have read up on multi-pass transcoding before trying, but I just noticed it entered the "final pass" after 6 hours of processing...it has another 7 to go.<br><br>So, I have maybe 20 shows I want to transcode so as to free up some space.<br><br>Is there ANY way to speed up this process? The computer is not great--is a 2.4ghz Celeron with 2 gigs of RAM--maybe getting a beefier processor? More RAM? ANYTHING?<br><br>Or, if someone can suggest specific transcoding options that will result in a recording FINISHING transcoding the same day it is STARTED, that would be good too.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Pete<br><p> 
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